Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Canada Soccer receiving $9.8M from Ottawa for national training centre project
OTTAWA - Canada Soccer's plan to build a national training centre has received a major funding boost. The federal government announced Friday it will contribute $9.8 million from the new Build Communi...
May 01, 2026
Public safety minister Krieger says FIFA security costs, preparations are evolving
VICTORIA - B.C. will receive $100 million from the federal government for World Cup security, but the provincial public safety minister says the final price tag won't be known for weeks as security ar...
Apr 29, 2026
Anand backs up report saying Iranian soccer officials were turned away from Canada
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday it's her "understanding" that Iranian soccer officials saw their permission to enter Canada revoked ahead of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver...
Apr 29, 2026
Sport boosted and bridged by massive funding infusion, says Secretary of Sport
Canadian sport has been given a boost and a bridge, says the country's Secretary of Sport. In the federal government's spring economic update, $755 million more over the next five years, and $118 mill...
Apr 29, 2026
Federal government earmarks $145M for World Cup security in Toronto, Vancouver
TORONTO - Police presence in Toronto during the World Cup may be "stronger than we've ever seen at any event," the force said Wednesday as the federal government announced up to $145 million for secur...
Apr 29, 2026
Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood says he's not a fan, and other season ticket holders might feel the same way. Mu...
Apr 29, 2026
Davis Schneider's brother died of an overdose. The Blue Jay says naloxone can save others
TORONTO - To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman." "He worked as a nurse up until he died. He worked every single day to help people in need," the Toronto Blue Jays ...
Apr 29, 2026 Toronto Blue Jays player Davis Schneider is photographed in Toronto, on Monday, April 27, 2026. Schneider has partnered with Emergent BioSolutions - the manufacturer of naloxone's brand-name Narcan nasal spray, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. Schneider's brother Steven died of an opioid overdose in 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Canadian sport scores $755 million from federal government
OTTAWA - The federal government is adding $755 million in sport funding as part of its spring economic update. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the money's purpose is to expand access...
Apr 28, 2026 Canada's Ivanie Blondin, Isabelle Weidemann and Valerie Maltais celebrate on the podium after winning the gold medal in the final of the women's team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
Feds inject $660 million in new funding for national sports groups facing shortfalls
OTTAWA - The federal government is setting aside $660 million over the next five years for national sport organizations that have faced mounting deficits for years. Today's spring economic update prom...
Apr 28, 2026
Minister says B.C. government won't buy Whitecaps, but will help MLS team cut costs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government said it is working with the Vancouver Whitecaps to help the team lower costs and generate more revenue at BC Place, but it won't be buying the Major League Soc...
Apr 28, 2026
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